Anger, rebirth, and unwillingness to forgive others are topics, today. Also, there is more on whether all lying is forbidden. The “Yahoo! Answers” writer using ID “Hellrider” (Level 2 with 902 points, a member since January 22, 2014) posted the following originally asked on Yahoo Answers UK & Ireland:
Do Christians believe it is wrong to not forgive?
Would it be considered a sin to be angry, hateful and never forgive a person for something they did that was so bad it changed the future you should of had and caused you physical pain every day reminding you of them even more?
Do you believe that there are some things so bad you can justify to your god feeling angry and hateful and never forgiving them? Or do you believe you have to forgive without exception or you won't be forgiven?
I think some things are unforgivable but if you are religious do you believe you have to force yourself to forgive? Or believe that some things are justifiably unforgivable?
THE BATTLE AXE: All Lying Forbidden? (03/04/2014)—(4.) Your Reputation. Christian believers are to establish a reputation for speaking the truth. All believers in Christ are not called to preach; however, all are expected to operate in obedience to truth. With this in view, the work of one who poses a question may be as important as the work of one who responds with an answer. The connections that fit believers together as a unit before GOD are only maintained and nourished using truth. Lies affect a congregation or community of faith (we say, the body) like a poison or virus. Attitudes, behavior and conduct among believers should emerge from, and express their inner spirit from GOD. Where lying is habitual and persists it identifies a person as immature, and one whose nature is ungodly. In order to minister the truth from GOD to others, a believer must always avoid using deceit, deception, falsehood, and evasion. Make-believe, play, and pretending that are useful for teaching children should be used very sparingly among adults. (5.) Believers Are the Truth. Occasionally ones feelings and private thoughts are to be shared to anchor and clarify doctrine, or further reconciliation to Scripture. Yet, no ones life is to be open for ungodly debate and discussion by those bearing malice. By focus upon self instead of Christ, our hearers become distracted, and opportunities for accusations, conflict, gossip, and slander are increased. Speaking the truth in love also is accomplished by practicing divine discernment (i.e., gauging how much to speak or withhold as well as when to speak and when to remain silent). It remains there are many points of truth and secrets we should only confess or share with GOD, for in the wrong hands they become weapons against us, and may easily cause disharmony, division, misdirection, and upheaval. See Numbers 23: 19, Proverbs 6: 16-19, Proverbs 12: 22-23, John 8: 44, Ephesians 4: 21-25, 1st John 2: 1-5, 1st John 2: 22 and Revelation 21: 8, KJV.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. (Luke 7: 37-50, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Forgiveness Through GOD? (02/02/2014); Obliged to Disregard? (02/03/2014); Lawful Revenge? (01/02/2014); As GOD Loves Us? (01/03/2014); Theoretical Forgiveness? (07/03/2013); The Return in Glory? (07/04/2013); Does Everyone Go To Heaven? (10/28/2012); Magick and Prayers? (10/29/2012); Father Forgive (09/06/2012); Beer In My Milk? (09/07/2012)
“Hellrider”, here are a few points you might want to think over for a better understanding of Christian belief:
(1.) Where our life experience is dominated by animal aspects of our humanity, it is not “natural” for created beings and living creatures to practice forgiveness. Such elements as appetite (e.g., hunger, thirst, craving sexual contact), sense (e.g., hearing, seeing, tasting, touching) or emotional/mental functions (e.g., anger, dreaming, desire, fear, imagination, recall) appear as mechanical aspects of experience that continue in unchanging cycles, series and stages, and are not controlled by intellect, logic, reason, science, and thought.
(2.) To achieve our human potential to express a divine nature (instead of our animal features), men and women, boys and girls, must be “born again” having the same substance that exists as the makeup of GOD. GOD is a spirit who has put forth all matter and life, and is able to introduce permanent change through our inner substance. Believers receive inseparable (where one appears, all are present) aspects of divinity such as balance, faith, forbearance, forgiveness, gratitude, humility, joy, longsuffering, love, wisdom, and wrath against sin.
There is a lot more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually understood that may not be presented, here, at this time. (For example, (3.) Those who are “born again” must also “grow up” again through a gradual process that may take many years. Without the substance from GOD (we say, the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the Spirit of Prophecy, the Spirit of Truth) people will give “lip service” to forgiveness (or crime statistics, evolution, judgment, the latest technology, salvation, the end of the world, etc.). Those having GOD and Christ within are commanded to forgive. It is the Spirit operating over time that makes it possible for a believer to express the will of GOD, in place of their own self-will. Without the gifts from Christ, there can be no commitment to practicing the things of GOD. There can be no conviction; and one may lose everything they were given overnight.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. (Acts 26: 22-23, KJV)
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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